Stony Brook University
ROI analysis for 49 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry. | Degree | $268,332 | $62,815 | 4.27x | TRAP |
| Medicine. | Degree | $235,558 | $61,633 | 3.82x | TRAP |
| Music. | Doctoral | $76,688 | $33,282 | 2.3x | TRAP |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Degree | $127,784 | $70,272 | 1.82x | TRAP |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's | $17,699 | $15,800 | 1.12x | CAUTION |
| Physics. | Bachelor's | $21,341 | $25,311 | 0.84x | CAUTION |
| Social Work. | Master's | $36,023 | $45,776 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's | $20,038 | $26,449 | 0.76x | CAUTION |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's | $80,222 | $107,469 | 0.75x | VIABLE |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's | $15,750 | $21,221 | 0.74x | VIABLE |
| Biology, General. | Master's | $23,846 | $33,310 | 0.72x | VIABLE |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's | $18,938 | $26,263 | 0.72x | VIABLE |
| Public Health. | Master's | $41,170 | $59,437 | 0.69x | VIABLE |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's | $18,250 | $27,606 | 0.66x | VIABLE |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's | $23,375 | $37,773 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| History. | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $32,801 | 0.59x | VIABLE |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's | $18,000 | $30,941 | 0.58x | VIABLE |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's | $17,250 | $30,405 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's | $19,000 | $33,206 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Psychology, General. | Master's | $22,014 | $39,648 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's | $24,452 | $45,360 | 0.54x | VIABLE |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's | $16,781 | $31,075 | 0.54x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's | $17,500 | $32,965 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's | $21,018 | $39,668 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's | $21,490 | $42,072 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | Master's | $33,177 | $67,319 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's | $29,970 | $61,071 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's | $19,750 | $41,310 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's | $16,632 | $34,569 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Economics. | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $44,546 | 0.46x | VIABLE |
| Applied Mathematics. | Bachelor's | $19,000 | $41,626 | 0.46x | VIABLE |
| Human Computer Interaction. | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $44,369 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's | $33,666 | $78,542 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Master's | $20,391 | $47,720 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's | $24,811 | $58,392 | 0.42x | VIABLE |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's | $19,750 | $50,971 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's | $22,500 | $60,840 | 0.37x | VIABLE |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's | $20,500 | $61,087 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Engineering, General. | Bachelor's | $20,000 | $63,263 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's | $19,750 | $65,853 | 0.3x | VIABLE |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's | $18,230 | $63,949 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Master's | $19,633 | $66,820 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's | $29,728 | $106,682 | 0.28x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's | $16,500 | $63,237 | 0.26x | VIABLE |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Degree | $27,849 | $112,109 | 0.25x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's | $14,519 | $61,334 | 0.24x | VIABLE |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's | $17,500 | $78,983 | 0.22x | VIABLE |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's | $16,250 | $73,837 | 0.22x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's | $13,759 | $72,326 | 0.19x | VIABLE |